Indre Fabre turned the primary coach to win the HK$26 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) 4 occasions, as Sosie gave the 80-year-old coach one other success within the race.
Defending champion Giavellotto pursued Sosie and jockey Maxime Guyon all the way in which to the road however couldn’t reverse the placings from October’s Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m), through which the pair completed third and fourth.
Breaking from stall eight, Guyon had Sosie properly positioned one off the rail and two locations again from the early chief Eydon. The latter was overtaken midway down the again straight by City Stylish as Christophe Lemaire tried to inject some urgency into proceedings.
As the sphere started to show for house, Guyon went the protected path to the surface of the fading City Stylish, whereas Christophe Soumillon took the daring route up the rail aboard Goliath, staying on properly for third.
“All the things went very easily,” Guyon mentioned, who added to wins within the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase aboard Flintshire (2014) and Junko (2023).
“I adopted Los Angeles for three-quarters of the race, however midway spherical the house flip, Ryan’s (Moore, jockey) horse started to falter. This horse can actually maintain his run, and he’s such a tough horse to move.
“The horse has such an amazing temperament and he is really easy to place wherever in a race.”
Earlier this season, Sosie additionally triumphed within the Group 1 Prix Ganay and the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan.
“He’s an unbelievable horse,” Guyon mentioned. “This was the primary time he’d travelled throughout continents, and but he’s been relaxed each morning this week, and he’s seemed wonderful.”
“Similar proprietor, similar coach, similar jockey… I am actually blissful for us!” 🤩
Maxime Guyon landed the prize aboard Junko for a similar connections in 2023 and now reacts to guiding Sosie to success within the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin…@HKJC_Racing | @HongKong_Racing | #HKIR | #HKRacing pic.twitter.com/OQSy2iQSLP
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) December 14, 2025
This season’s Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden winner, Goliath, claimed third place. Joseph O’Brien’s Al Riffa, within the fingers of Dylan Browne McMonagle, was fourth, with the Donegal rider stating:
“He ran a brilliant race. He wasn’t the quickest into stride from the gates which wasn’t splendid over this journey however he completed good.”
Los Angeles, in his remaining race earlier than taking over NH stud duties was fifth house below Ryan Moore, the English jockey saying publish race:
“He ran very properly, I used to be pleased with him.”
